<p style="text-align: justify;">Lenovo revived its PC business when it acquired IBM in 2005 and further improved it when it took up the IBM server business in 2014. That was a great move by the company and thanks to the takeover the company has grown to become one of the largest PC maker globally. The company also has a respectable smartphone division and has now become the world’s 3<sup>rd</sup> largest smartphone maker ever since it acquired Motorola from Google in 2014.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Today, the Chinese company announced that it has setup a new manufacturing facility in Sriperambudur, Chennai where the company will be manufacturing the Motorola Moto E and the recently announced Lenovo K3 Note smartphones. The company is aiming to produce 6 million units and has already started shipping the Moto E which will be followed by the K3 Note in the coming months. The facility is will include 1500 employees who will be taking care of manufacturing lines, quality assurance, product testing and so on.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">According to Amar Babu, COO, Asia Pacific and Chairman, Lenovo India, “The Indian Government’s thrust on ‘Make in India; has opened up a plethora of opportunities for organisations looking to conduct business in India.” He also confirmed that the new manufacturing facility will have separate manufacturing lines for Lenovo and Motorola products and the company plans to only produce mainstream and affordable handsets, no plans as of yet regarding the production of high-end smartphone models or any wearable devices. Lenovo also confirmed that the handsets produced at the facility will not be seeing any price cuts and assured that the quality of the products will be maintained.</p><p> </p>
